The three-year professional MCA programme provides a sound theoretical knowledge as well as good practical exposure to the demands of the information technology industry in India. It covers various aspects of computational theory, programming, algorithm design and optimisation, network and database management, mobile technologies, electronics, mathematics, probability, statistics, accounting, finance, among other areas.

There continues to be a demand in the IT sector for professionals with MCA qualifications, and the jobs vary according to the different requirements of IT companies in terms of the services they provide. You can, therefore, work as a system analyst in a big company, develop software for companies like Microsoft and Infosys, work as a systems analysts in a corporate organisation, as an internet expert, designing specialist work or take up a career in computer training. You could get into the development of systems for different usages, provide solutions to your clients and design-customised software, develop platforms for software/server-based companies, or design vast networks for a range of clients like hotel companies, Indian Railways and so on.